Two new deputies to join Jēkabpils council after Saeima election

Two new deputies will join the Jēkabpils municipality council after two of its members were elected to the Saeima, Latvia’s parliament, LSM reported, citing information on the municipality’s website.

Sarmīte Safronova of Latvia First and Aija Voitišķe of New Unity will replace Aivars Kraps and Ilmārs Luksts, respectively.

Under the law on the status of municipal council members, the new deputies’ mandates begin when they take the outgoing members’ places. Igor Ģeženkins would have replaced Kraps, but he has been convicted of bribing voters, so the mandate goes to the next person on the party list, Safronova.